Press Releases

Letter calls for quickly and safely processing unaccompanied children to get them reunited with their families, prioritizing the quality of conditions for children who remain within facilities and ensuring no child is held at an influx facility for more than…

“Last month, I called on OMB to take immediate action to reverse their misguided decision to approve the sale of our community’s NARA facility. Today, they are doing exactly that.“ SEATTLE — U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) issued the following…

The We the People Amendment makes it clear that corporations are not people and money is not speech by specifying that the rights provided by the Constitution are for people — not corporations. The joint resolution also works to get…

Transforms immigration detention system by ending the use of private detention facilities, repealing mandatory detention, prohibiting solitary confinement, and promoting community-based alternatives to detention while also restoring due process for immigrants and increasing oversight, accountability, and transparency measures WASHINGTON — Today,…

Immediately provides a $2,000 payment to every person in America as critical relief during the COVID-19 crisis, followed by $1,000 recurring monthly payments throughout the ongoing pandemic WASHINGTON— Today, Pramila Jayapal (WA-7) and Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) reintroduced the Automatic BOOST to Communities (ABC)…

The Survivors’ Access to Supportive Care Act develops national standards of care for survivors of sexual assault, strengthens the sexual assault examiner workforce, and expands access to sexual assault examination services (Washington, D.C.) – Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair…